Senior Project Engineer

2 weeks ago


Burnaby, Canada Morson Talent Full time

Role: Senior Project Engineer - Lines & Interconnections

Location of Services: Edmonds/Hybrid

Work Assignment Overview: This position is for a Senior Project Engineer Consultant who will work with cross-functional teams to ensure that project designs are safe, effective, and meet the requirements of BC Hydro.

Contract Duration: 12 months

Max Incorporated Rate: $96

Max T4 Rate: $79

Experience and Role Accountabilities


• A minimum eight (8) years of experience in a relevant engineering field or equivalent.


• Develop safe engineering solutions by using initiative and judgement to perform tasks including developing designs, analyzing and resolving problems, and interpreting engineering specifications on medium complexity and scope assignments for BC Hydro projects and operations.


• Assist project or operations management to meet safety, cost, quality, and time objectives by proposing changes in plans and estimated costs, recommending payment for work completed by contractors, preparing progress reports, coordinating work schedules and other similar tasks.


• Resolve highly technical and unusual design and field engineering problems by conducting independent studies and analysis, exercising independent judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs to support successful operations and/or project completion at BC Hydro.


• Participate in BC Hydro's engineering practice by conducting independent studies and analysis, contributing to the development of technical standards, exercising judgment in selecting and interpreting information, recommending safe engineering designs, and making decisions related to methods and designs as well as providing guidance and advice to other engineering professionals to develop future capability at BC Hydro.

Important notes:


• Prior to commencement on assignment, the selected candidate must have their own sole practitioner, or the use of their firm's, Permit to Practice with EGBC.


• EGBC Registrants provided to BC Hydro through this assignment shall work under BC Hydro's Professional Practice Management Plan, Quality Management Pillar. The Registrant shall apply their own or their firm's Permit to Practice Number to work that is Sealed by the Registrant. Retention and preservation of all project documentation produced by the Registrant during their contract with BC Hydro will be retained by BC Hydro to satisfy EGBC Bylaws. Education and Skills Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) or Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with Engineers & Geoscientists BC or with another jurisdiction and eligible for registration as such with Engineers & Geoscientists BC


• BC Hydro uses a Digital Sign and Seal Technology. You may be required to subscribe to a digital seal technology service offered by Notarius


•Intermediate English skills for professional environment, written and spoken


•Familiarity with CAD systems and drawing standards


•Ability to use standard industry design/analysis software


•Intermediate MS Office skills (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Additional Experience and Role Accountabilities


• A minimum eight (8) years of transmission engineering experience including significant time working in the electrical utility industry, and a degree in a relevant engineering discipline such as structural, mechanical, or civil.


• Good working experience in leading multi-discipline design teams and in transmission line planning, design, and construction.

Additional Education and Skills


• Professional Engineer registered with EGBC


• Solid electric utility engineering background with the ability to think from a transmission system and operations perspective as well as an ability to understand the interactions and priorities of multi-discipline projects


• Good working knowledge project management principles and roles


• Good working knowledge of design, substations, protection, control, and telecom systems, an asset

Work Assignment Requirements:

* A degree in Electrical, Civil, or Mechanical Engineering and registered, or eligible for immediate registration, as a Professional Engineer with Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (EGBC).

* A minimum of 10 years of progressive and comprehensive engineering experience, with a primary focus in substation/transmission lines/protection and control is preferred. Engineering experience through the total project life cycle, from conceptual design through to testing and commissioning is considered an asset.

* A minimum of 4 years leading and coordinating multi-discipline design on medium to large projects, preferably on projects similar in nature to BC Hydro in terms of size, complexity and stakeholders.

* Able to understand the impact of the project on the transmission system and

operations, and to understand the interactions and priorities required to deliver multi-discipline projects.

* Excellent leadership and communication skills, including writing, are required in order to advance the project, including coordinating and influencing various parties both within BC Hydro and with external delivery partners and stakeholders.

* Good understanding of Project Management processes.

* Experience managing Owner's reviews of multi-discipline engineering work being completed externally is an asset.

* Experience with telecom and/ or protection and control projects is an asset. Experience with transmission lines projects is an asset.

* Strong knowledge of BC Hydro's project delivery processes and design practice is an asset.

* Site experience on large construction projects such as hydroelectric stations, substations or transmission lines is an asset.



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